beak — [bēk] n. [ME bek &LT; OFr bec &LT; L beccus &LT; Gaul] 1. a bird s bill, esp. the large, sharp, horny bill of a bird of prey 2. a beaklike part or thing, as the protruding mouthpart of various insects, fishes, etc., or the spout of a pitcher 3.… … English World dictionary

Beak — For other uses, see Beak (disambiguation). Comparison of bird beaks, displaying different shapes adapted to different feeding methods. Not to scale. The beak, bill or rostrum is an external anatomical structure of birds which is used for eating… … Wikipedia

beak — n 1. the nose. Beak has been used in this obvious sense since at least the begin ning of the 19th century, although other terms, such as hooter, bugle, conk, etc. are more popular. In Irish speech the word is also used for the mouth or face. 2. a … Contemporary slang